slow-motion
Replay's revealing speed
Slow-motion describes movement or action at a speed much slower than normal, or footage captured at high frame rates and played back at standard speed to create that effect: The replay showed the catch in slow-motion.
The term extends to anything that seems to unfold gradually: a slow-motion disaster, watching the project fail in slow-motion.
Dramatic temporal deceleration effect
- overcrankFilm above standard speed
- dramatic effectHeightened emotional impact
- replayRepeated broadcast segment
- playbackReproducing recorded media
cinematography · frame rate · high-speed camera · post-production · stylized · John Woo · death scene
Gradual movement, no direction
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- hoverRemain suspended midair
- gracefulElegant in movement
fluid · weightless · flowing · ethereal · balletic · suspended · languid · undulating
Clocks slow at speed
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- presenceState of being somewhere
- clarityState of being understandable
tunnel vision · focused attention · altered state · flow state · near-death experience · hyperawareness
Stretched or strained state
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- buildupGradual accumulation over time
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
foreboding · edge-of-seat · dramatic pause · impending · inevitable · critical moment · turning point · decisive moment
Science of organism movement
- video analysisSystematic examination of recordings
- fluid dynamicsScience of flowing matter
- kinematicsStudy of movement itself
- gesture recognitionDetecting meaningful body motions
frame-by-frame · breakdown · swing analysis · crash test · scientific observation · performance review
bullet time
Dramatic temporal deceleration effect
- overcrankFilm above standard speed
- dramatic effectHeightened emotional impact
- replayRepeated broadcast segment
playback · cinematography · frame rate · high-speed camera · post-production · stylized · John Woo · death scene
drift
Gradual movement, no direction
graceful · fluid · weightless · flowing · ethereal · balletic · suspended · languid · undulating · ripple
time dilation
Clocks slow at speed
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- presenceState of being somewhere
clarity · tunnel vision · focused attention · altered state · flow state · near-death experience · hyperawareness
tension
Stretched or strained state
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- buildupGradual accumulation over time
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
dread · foreboding · edge-of-seat · dramatic pause · impending · inevitable · critical moment · turning point · decisive moment · last second
biomechanics
Science of organism movement
- video analysisSystematic examination of recordings
- fluid dynamicsScience of flowing matter
- kinematicsStudy of movement itself
gesture recognition · frame-by-frame · breakdown · swing analysis · crash test · scientific observation · performance review
- slow motionslo-mo, bullet time, half speed, slowdown, overcrank
- John WooJohn Woo, Hard Boiled, Face/Off, gun fu, dual wielding
- cinematographycamera, lens, shot, shots, lighting
slow-motionreal-time
Occurring without processing delay
live · full speed · unaltered
slow-motionfast-paced
Moving or changing quickly
rapid · swift · breakneck · whirlwind · lightning-fast
slow, remote, emotion, motion, slowly, motor, promote, commotion, sloth